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National Register of Historic Places - The official site provides a searchable database of properties on the Register, information on listing, virtual tours of historic sites, resources for teaching, and order form for its publications.
American Architecture: 1700 to 1799 - Some of the famous buildings of eighteenth-century America featured in Great Buildings Online: images, architects, commentary and sources.
American Jewish Sites Database - The International Survey of Jewish Monuments provides a searchable database of information on historic Jewish sites in North America, including synagogues, cemeteries and houses.
American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920 - A collection of 2,800 lantern slides from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, housed by the Library of Congress. Views of cities, specific buildings, parks, estates and gardens.
The Architecture of Colonial New England and the Southern Colonies - Lecture and bibliography by Valerie Ann Polino of Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute on the development of architecture in Colonial America.
Built in America - The Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey and Historic American Engineering Record. Searchable database of images.
Digital Archive of American Architecture - Images of American architecture from 1620 to the present by Prof. Jeffery Howe of Boston College.
The Evolution of the American Front Porch - A study by Scott Cook with illustrations and a bibliography. Covers its origins, stylistic evolution, history and cultural significance.
How to Research Architecture - A beginner's guide by the New York Public Library, particularly relevant for users of that library and buildings in New York.
The Lustron Connection - Ron Allen presents a history, registry and photograph gallery of Lustron steel homes built in the US between 1949 and 1950 for returning servicemen.
Mission 66 Visitor Centers - Christine Madrid discusses and illustrates the visitor centers built in US national parks 1956-1966 as examples of early modern, distinctly American architecture.
Paper Models of Buildings - Bruce Roffi displays his models of some historic American buildings alongside photographs and brief histories of the originals.
Researching the History of Your House - A bibliography and links provided by David L. Langenberg for the American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association, History Section.
World Heritage Sites in the United States - The National Park Service and US/ICOMOS offer a list of sites of cultural and natural interest already nominated and waiting for review. Criteria for site nominations. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.